Two long halberds grazed past his arms at an angle, one piercing his shoulder, the other stabbing into his flank.
No one knew what material these golden halberds were made from, but they were sharp to an extreme. With two muffled puchi sounds, the four-faced divine statue's body was pierced through, leaving two transparent holes. The pain made him howl miserably, and the movements of his hands immediately fell into disarray.
The azure waterlight and crimson firelight on the halberds embedded in the four-faced divine statue suddenly converged inward. A vast burst of purple lightning roared forth, dozens of thumb-thick electric snakes winding around the statue's body and striking him stiff from head to toe. Crisp crackling sounds rang continuously from within his body.
Several dozen halberds drove in along with the momentum. The four-faced divine statue let out a despairing shriek and screamed sharply, "Do you dare profane a god?"
The vertical eyes of those divine generals opened, and they spoke in unison with icy indifference, "Killing you is our ultimate directive!"
With a twist of their wrists, the sharp little crescent blades on the halberds split the four-faced divine statue's body as easily as tofu. Countless streaks of purple lightning flashed. Amid his shrill, miserable screams, the statue was instantly burned into a pile of ash by the lightning. One divine general grabbed the thumb-sized golden-bronze crystal core that flew from his body, held it beneath his nose for a sniff, then shook his head in dissatisfaction.
"Only a low-ranking divine servant. Not a particularly meaningful target!"
Opening his mouth, the divine general tossed the crystal core inside. A faint glow flickered within him for a moment as his spiritual essence core swiftly devoured the crystal core, rapidly converting the immense energy within into his own.
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